Korn have been busy as of late working on their fifteenth studio album, and announcing the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. In a new interview with WSOU 89.5 FM, guitarist Brian “Head” Welch offered the following regarding the progress:
“Well, I’ll just say, yes, we are passionately and intensely working on new music. We’re a little bit behind. We’ve been really digging deep into sounds and tones and miking techniques and just really focusing on every aspect of just the miking and the sonic levels of everything because… I love the last few records we’ve done in the last 10 years, but I think — I just have something in me that thinks we could beat the tones.
I love the songs that we’ve done, but tone-wise I feel like we can beat it. So we’re spending a lot more time on this new music, we’re spending a lot more money [chuckles], and we don’t have any record label involved, so it’s all coming from us. And we really want to dissect our sound and remember where we came from and how we did it back then. And having a vintage Korn feel with a modern twist — sonically, I’m talking about. So it’s very intense. The songs are amazing. I’m very proud of it. I feel like we are closer than we’ve ever been in the studio. And Jonathan [Davis, vocalist] has been there every day.”
Welch offered the following regarding the direction of the new music, stating:
“I think it’s the best and heaviest Korn stuff in years. And I think it’s gonna be raw and just kind of more basic, as far as sound and recording and everything. I don’t wanna give it all away, but we’re just very, very pleased with where we’re at right now.”
Yesterday the band announced their fall tour dates, which find them supported by Gojira and Spiritbox:
09/12 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
09/14 West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
09/16 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
09/18 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
09/20 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
09/21 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
09/23 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
09/25 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
09/27 Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
09/28 Chicago, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
09/29 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
10/02 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
10/03 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
10/05 Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium (Korn 30th anniversary show) (feat. Evanescence, Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway and Vended)
10/06 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
10/08 Portland, OR – Moda Center
10/10 Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
10/12 Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheatre
10/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
10/16 Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
10/18 Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
10/20 Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10/21 San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
10/23 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
10/25 Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
10/27 St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
